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Kamala Harris’s withdrawal from US presidential race shows that winnowing works

The end of Kamala Harris’s campaign shows that the pressure to end losing campaigns is, if anything, stronger than ever.

US House passes Xinjiang bill over rights violations, prompting threat from China

The US bill comes in support of Xinjiang’s Muslim ethnic group Uyghurs and imposes sanctions on Chinese officials.

21% fewer Indian students went abroad last year as US figures saw biggest drop

Education experts attribute fall in US figures to the Donald Trump administration’s increasingly harsher policies for post-study work visa.

In US, your political views can predict how you pronounce certain words

Democrats are often more receptive to foreign people and cultures. Perhaps, that’s why Obama was thanked for pronouncing “Pakistan” more like how Pakistanis do.

Trump and Xi watching, Modi knows India needs reforms even if it pulled out of RCEP

Surviving either Trump or Xi won’t be easy. If India has to compete with world again, Modi will have to push bitter medicine down country’s throat.

US notifies UN of its withdrawal from Paris climate accord, Democrats slam decision

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said US will continue to offer a realistic support to the climate challenge through innovation, open markets and more secure sources of energy.

US idea that India and China must share blame for heating earth is environmental colonialism

US WRI data itself shows India and China cannot be held responsible even for a single kg of carbon dioxide or methane accumulating in the earth’s atmosphere.

Islamic State names Abu Ibrahim al-Quraishi as Baghdadi’s successor, threaten ‘crazy old’ Trump

In an audio message, the Islamic State warned the US its supporters would avenge Abu Bakr al Baghdadi's death.

Don’t be under illusion that India is a top priority for US. We’re not the ‘I’ in CRIMEAN

No matter how much India yearns for US approval, not being an attention spot in Washington’s radar is a good thing.

US officials warn of danger posed by China’s Huawei and ZTE

The use of Huawei and ZTE’s equipment gives China an advantage it can use for espionage, cyberattacks and IP theft, say US officials.

On Camera

Hyderabad’s supper clubs are for the rich and young. They don’t want to meet others in bars

There’s a pattern in Hyderabad’s F&B scene: new ventures run very well for the first three to six months. The real test for these supper clubs begins now.

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.